“My point is, life is about balance. The good and the bad. The highs and the lows. The pina and the colada.” – Ellen Degeneres
Balance isn’t exactly my thing. I try and I try, but I’ve realized the harder I try and attempt to mentally will myself into holding a yoga pose or some other physical feat requiring balance, it seems to inadvertently make me stumble. I find that there are times that I am playing a gnarly game of Twister against myself. And it’s all tied up—haaa. Okay, sorry… In yoga, often people are told to find a focal point to fix their gaze on, and it will help you stay balanced. This focal point is a drishti. I’m trying to find my drishti in life. Here’s the thing, you’re going to fall. I’m going to fall. I don’t mean to sound like a Debbie Downer, but such is life, right? (Also, quick sidebar, if you ever are feeling blue or just need a laugh, the link for the SNL Debbie Downer skit is at the end of this post. Betcha five bucks it’ll make you feel better. Empathetic Subway Screaming is also a five-minute podcast through the Moth that never fails to brighten my spirits.) A lesson I am learning through yoga—and my struggle with balance—about life is how to fall a little bit more gracefully. Where I used to get embarrassed if I fell out of a pose, now I can say to myself, okay, start over, try again, here is your drishti, focus, breathe in, breathe out, go. And then typically by then it’s time to change poses because others have been holding it for long enough. No matter, I’ve found that the more I’ve accepted that I will fall, the better my balance has become. Don't get me wrong, there are still some times I lose my balance like good ole Buzz Lightyear...falling with style. Though more often less stylish, and usually trying (and failing) to suppress a weird noise...anyway, moving on... I’ve been working on my balance, both on the mat and in my everyday life. As a soon to be graduate, I have an unnerving amount of question marks hanging over my head. I guess I could say I'm balanced with nervousness and anticipation. Although currently, the scale is slightly off kilter on the side of nervousness. I'm still very much in that state of frisson. Here are just a few things that I have learned that I can and am actively working on applying off the mat:
Always, Molly As promised here are some links that never fail to brighten my day:
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